New Build, Problems.(Disk Boot)

drunkbum222 · 12-22-2007, 12:42 AM

Hello everyone, I just got done building my computer and everything worked fine, just forgot to add the power to my Video Card and just got a beep. Took care of that, but now I am getting a Disk Boot Error. I have gone into the Bios and had it boot from the CD drive first, but still no luck.

I have a Evga Nforce 680i Ultra Motherboard, and being stupid I think I just have the connections to the Drive messed up. I only have 2 cables comming from it (Normal?) being the power cable, and the cable for the floppy drive. I think there lies my problem as I have the cable labeled "Floppy" in the drive. I don't have any other cables with it, so I don't really know what to do at this moment. Any help will be great. Thanks

Also if it means anything I also get a "Media Test Failure, check cable"

Another addition, It IS reconizing my hard drive, as I searched I remember people saying it was the hard drive.

drunkbum222 · 12-22-2007, 12:53 AM

Well what I have it a HDD cable for the that is connect through IDE. I bought the CD drive online, as I don't have any other cable but the one that came with my Motherboard labeled "FDD cable"

The cable is connected to the CD drive, and the Floppy drive connector.

pies · 12-22-2007, 12:58 AM

conect the cd drie to the hard drive cable and make sure the cd drive is on slave.

drunkbum222 · 12-22-2007, 01:22 AM

How do I set which one is slave and which is master. I looked in the bios, but can't find where to do that.

pies · 12-22-2007, 01:35 AM

look on the back of the drive and you should see a set of four pins there may be a block on them.
It should say on the drive where to place the block to set it to slave.
What drive do you have?

drunkbum222 · 12-22-2007, 01:50 AM

I have a Hitachi Deskstar 160gb ata HDD
And a LITEON DH-20A4P

I'll give it a try and get back to here, thanks.

drunkbum222 · 12-22-2007, 02:33 AM

Damn, I can't seem to get it to boot as a master drive. I set up the connectors so its set as master, but still no luck.

pies · 12-22-2007, 02:41 AM

try this.
on the hard drive cable set the cd drive as master and plug it into the top plug and then set your hard drive as slave and plug it into the the middle plug on the cable and the bottom one into the board.
heres a picture of the cable you should have got or have
http://www.cluboverclocker.com/revie...s/DSCF0797.jpg
plug the cd drive into the black slot as master and the hard drive into the grey spot as slave and the blue into the mother board (if that dosent work put the cd drive on the blue and the black in the board.

drunkbum222 · 12-22-2007, 02:58 AM

Sir/Lady, I greatly thank you. For it worked

Silly old me had the 2nd one in the motherboard and not the last. But it all works now. And I thank you.

pies · 12-22-2007, 03:04 AM

your welcome sorry I made that a bit more confusing than it had to be.

12-22-2007, 12:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
drunkbum222 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 277	New Build, Problems.(Disk Boot) Hello everyone, I just got done building my computer and everything worked fine, just forgot to add the power to my Video Card and just got a beep. Took care of that, but now I am getting a Disk Boot Error. I have gone into the Bios and had it boot from the CD drive first, but still no luck. I have a Evga Nforce 680i Ultra Motherboard, and being stupid I think I just have the connections to the Drive messed up. I only have 2 cables comming from it (Normal?) being the power cable, and the cable for the floppy drive. I think there lies my problem as I have the cable labeled "Floppy" in the drive. I don't have any other cables with it, so I don't really know what to do at this moment. Any help will be great. Thanks Also if it means anything I also get a "Media Test Failure, check cable" Another addition, It IS reconizing my hard drive, as I searched I remember people saying it was the hard drive. Last edited by drunkbum222; 12-22-2007 at 12:52 AM.

12-22-2007, 12:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
drunkbum222 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 277	Well what I have it a HDD cable for the that is connect through IDE. I bought the CD drive online, as I don't have any other cable but the one that came with my Motherboard labeled "FDD cable" The cable is connected to the CD drive, and the Floppy drive connector. Last edited by drunkbum222; 12-22-2007 at 12:57 AM.

12-22-2007, 12:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
pies Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Poland, OH Age: 20 Posts: 601	conect the cd drie to the hard drive cable and make sure the cd drive is on slave. __________________ Desktop Case-Antec 1200/Psu- Abs 800 watt Motherboard- Gigabyte x48-ds5/Cpu- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Ram- Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4gb ddr2 800/Gpu- sapphire ATI 4850 (x2 in crossfire) Hdd- 1tb/ DVD- SAMSUNG/- Ac 7 pro cooler Last edited by pies; 12-22-2007 at 01:02 AM.

12-22-2007, 01:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
pies Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Poland, OH Age: 20 Posts: 601	look on the back of the drive and you should see a set of four pins there may be a block on them. It should say on the drive where to place the block to set it to slave. What drive do you have? __________________ Desktop Case-Antec 1200/Psu- Abs 800 watt Motherboard- Gigabyte x48-ds5/Cpu- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Ram- Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4gb ddr2 800/Gpu- sapphire ATI 4850 (x2 in crossfire) Hdd- 1tb/ DVD- SAMSUNG/- Ac 7 pro cooler

12-22-2007, 02:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
pies Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Poland, OH Age: 20 Posts: 601	try this. on the hard drive cable set the cd drive as master and plug it into the top plug and then set your hard drive as slave and plug it into the the middle plug on the cable and the bottom one into the board. heres a picture of the cable you should have got or have http://www.cluboverclocker.com/revie...s/DSCF0797.jpg plug the cd drive into the black slot as master and the hard drive into the grey spot as slave and the blue into the mother board (if that dosent work put the cd drive on the blue and the black in the board. __________________ Desktop Case-Antec 1200/Psu- Abs 800 watt Motherboard- Gigabyte x48-ds5/Cpu- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Ram- Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4gb ddr2 800/Gpu- sapphire ATI 4850 (x2 in crossfire) Hdd- 1tb/ DVD- SAMSUNG/- Ac 7 pro cooler Last edited by pies; 12-22-2007 at 02:48 AM.

12-22-2007, 01:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
drunkbum222 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 277	How do I set which one is slave and which is master. I looked in the bios, but can't find where to do that.

12-22-2007, 01:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
drunkbum222 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 277	I have a Hitachi Deskstar 160gb ata HDD And a LITEON DH-20A4P I'll give it a try and get back to here, thanks.

12-22-2007, 02:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
drunkbum222 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 277	Damn, I can't seem to get it to boot as a master drive. I set up the connectors so its set as master, but still no luck.

12-22-2007, 02:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
drunkbum222 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 277	Sir/Lady, I greatly thank you. For it worked Silly old me had the 2nd one in the motherboard and not the last. But it all works now. And I thank you.

12-22-2007, 03:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
pies Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Poland, OH Age: 20 Posts: 601	your welcome sorry I made that a bit more confusing than it had to be. __________________ Desktop Case-Antec 1200/Psu- Abs 800 watt Motherboard- Gigabyte x48-ds5/Cpu- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Ram- Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4gb ddr2 800/Gpu- sapphire ATI 4850 (x2 in crossfire) Hdd- 1tb/ DVD- SAMSUNG/- Ac 7 pro cooler

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